Copper is a former community in Jackson County,

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, United States. Copper was located about north of the Oregon–

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border, near the mouth of Carberry Creek. Copper was named for the

copper Copper is a chemical element with the symbol Cu (from la, cuprum) and atomic number 29. It is a soft, malleable, and ductile metal with very high thermal and electrical conductivity. A freshly exposed surface of pure copper has a pinkis ...

mining in the region, including at the Blue Ledge mine just over the state line in California. The town had a post office from 1924 until 1932. The elevation of Copper is 1,949 feet. The townsite was inundated in 1980 when Applegate Lake was formed by damming the

Applegate River The Applegate River is a -long tributary of the Rogue River in the U.S. state of Oregon. It drains approximately . Rising in northern California, it soon crosses the border and flows northeast then northwest to meet the Rogue about west of Gra ...

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Former populated places in Jackson County, Oregon Former populated places in Oregon 1924 establishments in Oregon {{US-ghost-town-stub